Achille Mbembe

Achille Mbembe is a Cameroonian philosopher, political scientist, and historian whose work examines African history and politics, colonialism, decolonization, race, and modern forms of power. He is a research professor at the Wits Institute for Social and Economic Research at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg. His influential writing includes *On the Postcolony* and *Necropolitics*, which helped shape contemporary debates on sovereignty, violence, and political life.